Peer-to-Peer Support Program in Improving Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer and Their Caregivers

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To test the feasibility and acceptability of a Woman-to-Woman (W2W) program for patients
with gynecologic cancer at City of Hope (COH). Address the following descriptive research
questions: were patients, mentors, and patients' family caregivers satisfied with the timing,
format, and content of the program? Did the program benefit patients, mentors, and patients'
family caregivers?

OUTLINE:

Patients participate in the W2W program for which they are matched with a trained mentor and
followed throughout treatment by phone, email, and/or in person.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 6 and 12 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

- PATIENT PARTICIPANTS

- Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gynecologic cancer (ovarian, uterine,
cervical, vaginal, vulvar) actively undergoing treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, or
radiation therapy) at COH (including Duarte and South Pasadena campuses)

- English-speaking patients

- PEER MENTORS

- Peer mentors will be past gynecologic cancer patients not currently undergoing
treatment for their cancer, and considered without evidence of disease

- Over age 18

- PEER MENTORS: English-speaking patients

- This study is open to patients of all races and ethnicities

Exclusion Criteria:

- PEER MENTORS:

- Major psychiatric disease

- Currently undergoing treatment for active gynecologic cancer